Life came to a full circle for the bespectacled Pakistan-supported Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's top terror commander Naikoo as he was gunned down in the same village from where he had scripted his journey into terrorism in 2012.

Singh added that the police will have to continue the coordinated efforts against the terrorists and their associates to ensure a peaceful atmosphere for the people of the union territory who have been victims of Pakistan-sponsored violence since decades.

An encounter broke out on Tuesday evening between security forces and terrorists in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident took place in Melhora area of Zainapora village where terrorists fired on Jammu and Kashmir Police, 55 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

On Sunday, Indian Army had said that a total of nine terrorists have been eliminated in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by security forces in the last two days. According to Army, the terrorists were killed in two separate operations.